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 A federal judge in Washington fines the NSA bo collection program for American phone records is likely unconstitutional,    judge Richard Lin also expresses doubts the program help fight terrorism. NPR's Carry Johnson reports the justice department is reviewing the decision.

 

Sometimes blinstering language the federal judge pointed¹ by president George W Bush says time has changed since 1979, the last time the supreme² court proved collection of U.S. medidata without a warrant. Judge Richard Lin says advances in technology in people's use of cellphones mean that old case no longer holds. The judge says the sweeping³ NSA collection violates the fourth manmade protection against unreasonable⁴ search our cesers. He seat it as ruling because of the justice department time to upheal. His ruling is the first on the subject, but won't be the last. A judge in NY is considering the same issue in a case file by the ACLU. Carry Johnson, NPR News, Washington.

 

Authority drug administration is calling on makers⁵ of Andibank soups and other products claimed of killing⁶ jerms, not only prove their products work but also to prove they may not actually making things worse. They    announcing today to revisting safety of number of chemical    in places of such products including tracloshin. Some recent studies suggest not only the chemicals in a fear of holmon levels may be contributing to the growth of drug resistence backtria.

 

A man who flees donators' out of 100 million dollars from national verteran's charity has been ordered to spend next 20 years in prison, Prion Buli of WCPN reports from Cliverland the court sentenced Boby Topson today for    , money laundering⁷, thieft idendity thieft.

 

Authorities say 67 year old Bobby Topson billed people on Ohio and fourty other states for near a decade unilizing tele marketers, mutiple bank counts and   mail boxes. The Ohio attorney general's office prosecut Topson and wonder the 41 year term in 6.3 million dollar fine. Even though Judge Steve cut both bank sentencing Topson, attorney general Mike says he is final the outcome.

 

Police with decision within justice was done, considering Bobby Topson's age, this could consiverbally be a life sentence.

 

Bobby Topson    radically during the trail, sometimes ben head against the wall and appearing the shevle at times.   wants a new trial. For NPR News, I am Briobal in Cliveralnd.

 

He spent the decades country music famer reprice according to a family member died today at his Texas home, Price     contemporary the music business coming to a long battle with panquit cancer.   spent more than 60 years, price won from Texas hokey talker to country cooner.  price was 87 years old.

 

On Wall Street today the Don Jones industry average gained 129 points to close at 15,884, the s&p 500 was up 11 points. You are listening to NPR News in Washington.

 

With a federal reserve's powerful open market comitte set to hold its final meeting of the year this week, outgoing fed chairman Ben Bernanke says the body must clearly explains its decisions, so work to convince people the actions in their best interests. Bernanke's prepared comments comingly in relation to advant celebrate the fed's Santinio which officially is next week. That meets to tomorrow in Wensday when policy makers be looking whether to continue 85 billion month bond purchases aimed at boosting the economy. 

 

A meth mister in Pensivenia who is displaying last month   his gay son's wedding is to continue his work in  GBT committ even it means he is defraut. Npr's John Bernat reports.

 

Reverin was convicted at a church trial of violating the methetic book of displine which oppses gay marriage and he was given a 30 day suspension. But the 51 year old cology man from central Pensalvnia said at a press conference in Philidophia that he would not abide⁸ by his denomination's rules nor he would quit. He said church doctor is country dictory, on the one hand prohibit pasters from blessing⁹ same sex union, on the other it says to minister to all people. Shifer says he has received houndreds of pertations from gay people and colleagues asking him not to surrond his conditionals¹⁰, he has also received invitations to join the cloergy of other protast churches, but he says he wants to remain a methetist. Benat, NPR News.

 

According to a new study at chambering hot move rock located at bellow¹² yellow stone national park is more than 2.5 times larger than previously¹³ thought. Jim Fale with the university of Utha says the assessment¹⁴ the chamber¹¹ of the modi magnide is 55 miles long, 80 mlies wilde and rounds at the depths of three to nine miles benathe the earth's surface.   volcano could be strong enough to erupt at the strongest level in several million years.

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

4 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

5 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

9 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

10 conditionals   

n.条件句，从句，条件式( conditional的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Conditionals are used to about possible, imaginary or impossible conditions. 条件句用于谈论有可能的、想像的或不可能的状况。 来自互联网
• Macros containing conditionals will automatically update their visual feedback as appropriate during play. 宏中若有条件式存在时，会依照条件式自动更新该宏的技能、物品描述。 来自互联网

11 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

12 bellow   

v.吼叫，怒吼；大声发出，大声喝道

参考例句：

• The music is so loud that we have to bellow at each other to be heard.音乐的声音实在太大，我们只有彼此大声喊叫才能把话听清。
• After a while,the bull began to bellow in pain.过了一会儿公牛开始痛苦地吼叫。

13 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

14 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？